Ballot Type: Computer

Submitted: Nov. 6, 2017, 9:07 p.m.

Overall Rationale: I took the BROHM methodology from u/factorialite but with a few minor changes. First, this ranking system is pretty bad (though amusingly quite good in some ways, a la finding Clemson/OU/Alabama highly ranked).The way BROHM works is I have assigned P5 teams 150 points to start, G5 teams 100 points, FCS Playoff (last year) teams 75 points (which they cannot gain or lose but just stay at 75 always) and all other FCS teams 50 points (which again, cannot gain or lose but just stay at 50 points),For each game, a team contributes half of its points into the game pool (so if a P5 team starts against another P5 team they each contribute 75 points). Then, they take out points based on their pythagorean share in that game (PointsFOR^2/(PointsFOR^2+PointsAGAINST^2)). This way, it's possible for a "bad" team to play a "good" team close and ultimately win points despite losing the game. Alternatively, it is possible for a "good" team to win a game and ultimately lose points to a "bad" team by not beating them by enough.

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Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	Score: 555 Movement: 0
2	Georgia Bulldogs	Score: 554 Movement: 0
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Score: 451 Movement: +5
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	Score: 391 Movement: 0
5	Clemson Tigers	Score: 374 Movement: +2
6	TCU Horned Frogs	Score: 362 Movement: -1
7	Wisconsin Badgers	Score: 356 Movement: -1
8	Washington Huskies	Score: 347 Movement: +2
9	Iowa Hawkeyes	Score: 337 Movement: +24
10	USC Trojans	Score: 318 Movement: +9
11	Michigan State Spartans	Score: 311 Movement: +4
12	Iowa State Cyclones	Score: 304 Movement: +17
13	Oklahoma Sooners	Score: 273 Movement: +4
14	Ohio State Buckeyes	Score: 271 Movement: -11
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	Score: 261 Movement: +7
16	UCF Knights	Score: 259 Movement: -5
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Score: 250 Movement: -3
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Score: 244 Movement: +55
19	Boise State Broncos	Score: 242 Movement: +7
20	Michigan Wolverines	Score: 228 Movement: -7
21	Auburn Tigers	Score: 227 Movement: +4
22	Boston College Eagles	Score: 227 Movement: +64
23	Arizona Wildcats	Score: 209 Movement: +11
24	Arizona State Sun Devils	Score: 209 Movement: 15
25	Northwestern Wildcats	Score: 202 Movement: +45

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.00
4	Penn State Nittany Lions	2.36
5	Clemson Tigers	0.00
6	TCU Horned Frogs	0.50
7	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
8	Washington Huskies	0.00
9	Iowa Hawkeyes	3.83
10	USC Trojans	0.69
11	Michigan State Spartans	0.10
12	Iowa State Cyclones	2.53
13	Oklahoma Sooners	-2.57
14	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	2.66
16	UCF Knights	-0.26
17	Oklahoma State Cowboys	-0.26
18	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0.00
19	Boise State Broncos	5.71
20	Michigan Wolverines	0.00
21	Auburn Tigers	-1.77
22	Boston College Eagles	3.20
23	Arizona Wildcats	1.84
24	Arizona State Sun Devils	1.22
25	Northwestern Wildcats	0.10

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
Miami Hurricanes	8.89
Virginia Tech Hokies	2.35
Washington State Cougars	1.63
Memphis Tigers	0.99
USF Bulls	0.18

Total Score: 43.61